Chords for Alastair McDonald - Sam The Skull
Tempo:
90.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the [D] Skull.
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's [D] bull.
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I used to roam about in Shettleston, where they all knew [Am] me by sight.
[D] Here's the skull, here's the skull, you could hear them yell as they vanished into [G] the [D] night.
[G] Noo, the police stations all around have bars in the [C] windowsill.
[D] But they're no to keep the prisoners in, they're to keep out [G] Sam the [D] Skull.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a farmer's bull.
[G] Noo, I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I'm fine pain, oh so long ago they all had [Am] had their fill.
[D] And they sent for the RSPCA to try and [G] catch the skull.
[D]
[G] There was nae they could get out when I was about, chasing all the [C] loons up a close.
[D] Whiddling on their shoes, yodelling the bloons, and nonchalantly picking my nose.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional dog.
[B]
[Em] [C] [A] [Em]
[C] About [D]
[G] half past two, the boys in blue arrived in the [Am] rescue van.
[D] Awear in the back, one had the sack, the other had the mallet [C] in his [D] hand.
[G] I watched them creep to the back of the close, and I casually strolled [C] to the van.
[D] I jumped through the door, stuck my foot to the floor, everything had gone [G] to plan.
[D]
[G] To hear them sing in Shettleson way, what became of Sam [Am] the Skull?
He [D] had claws in his paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D] Just [G] you tell them from me that I'm still running free, and never a [C] day is dull.
It [D] may sound absurd, but I'm living with a bird in a single end in [G] Nairy Hill.
I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is Sam [Am] the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you gee [C] a hug.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the occasional, cause it's so nutritional, even the occasional [G] dog.
[C] [D]
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the [D] Skull.
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's [D] bull.
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I used to roam about in Shettleston, where they all knew [Am] me by sight.
[D] Here's the skull, here's the skull, you could hear them yell as they vanished into [G] the [D] night.
[G] Noo, the police stations all around have bars in the [C] windowsill.
[D] But they're no to keep the prisoners in, they're to keep out [G] Sam the [D] Skull.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a farmer's bull.
[G] Noo, I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I'm fine pain, oh so long ago they all had [Am] had their fill.
[D] And they sent for the RSPCA to try and [G] catch the skull.
[D]
[G] There was nae they could get out when I was about, chasing all the [C] loons up a close.
[D] Whiddling on their shoes, yodelling the bloons, and nonchalantly picking my nose.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional dog.
[B]
[Em] [C] [A] [Em]
[C] About [D]
[G] half past two, the boys in blue arrived in the [Am] rescue van.
[D] Awear in the back, one had the sack, the other had the mallet [C] in his [D] hand.
[G] I watched them creep to the back of the close, and I casually strolled [C] to the van.
[D] I jumped through the door, stuck my foot to the floor, everything had gone [G] to plan.
[D]
[G] To hear them sing in Shettleson way, what became of Sam [Am] the Skull?
He [D] had claws in his paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D] Just [G] you tell them from me that I'm still running free, and never a [C] day is dull.
It [D] may sound absurd, but I'm living with a bird in a single end in [G] Nairy Hill.
I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is Sam [Am] the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you gee [C] a hug.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the occasional, cause it's so nutritional, even the occasional [G] dog.
Key:
D
G
C
Am
Em
D
G
C
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the [D] Skull.
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's [D] bull.
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I used to roam about in Shettleston, where they all knew [Am] me by sight.
[D] Here's the skull, here's the skull, you could hear them yell as they vanished into [G] the [D] night.
[G] Noo, the police stations all around have bars in the [C] windowsill.
[D] But they're no to keep the prisoners in, they're to keep out [G] Sam the [D] Skull.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a farmer's bull.
[G] Noo, I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I'm fine pain, oh so long ago they all had [Am] had their fill.
[D] And they sent for the RSPCA to try and [G] catch the skull.
[D]
[G] There was nae they could get out when I was about, chasing all the [C] loons up a close.
[D] Whiddling on their shoes, yodelling the bloons, and nonchalantly picking my nose.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional dog.
[B] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] About _ [D] _ _
[G] half past two, the boys in blue arrived in the [Am] rescue van.
[D] Awear in the back, one had the sack, the other had the mallet [C] in his [D] hand.
[G] I watched them creep to the back of the close, and I casually strolled [C] to the van.
[D] I jumped through the door, stuck my foot to the floor, everything had gone [G] to plan.
[D]
[G] To hear them sing in Shettleson way, what became of Sam [Am] the Skull?
He [D] had claws in his paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D] Just [G] you tell them from me that I'm still running free, and never a [C] day is dull.
It [D] may sound absurd, but I'm living with a bird in a single end in [G] Nairy Hill.
I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is Sam [Am] the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you gee [C] a hug.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the occasional, cause it's so nutritional, even the occasional [G] dog. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the [D] Skull.
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's [D] bull.
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I used to roam about in Shettleston, where they all knew [Am] me by sight.
[D] Here's the skull, here's the skull, you could hear them yell as they vanished into [G] the [D] night.
[G] Noo, the police stations all around have bars in the [C] windowsill.
[D] But they're no to keep the prisoners in, they're to keep out [G] Sam the [D] Skull.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a farmer's bull.
[G] Noo, I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional [D] dog.
[G] Noo, I'm fine pain, oh so long ago they all had [Am] had their fill.
[D] And they sent for the RSPCA to try and [G] catch the skull.
[D]
[G] There was nae they could get out when I was about, chasing all the [C] loons up a close.
[D] Whiddling on their shoes, yodelling the bloons, and nonchalantly picking my nose.
[G] I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is [Am] Sam the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you [C] gee a fern.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the [G] occasional dog.
[B] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] About _ [D] _ _
[G] half past two, the boys in blue arrived in the [Am] rescue van.
[D] Awear in the back, one had the sack, the other had the mallet [C] in his [D] hand.
[G] I watched them creep to the back of the close, and I casually strolled [C] to the van.
[D] I jumped through the door, stuck my foot to the floor, everything had gone [G] to plan.
[D]
[G] To hear them sing in Shettleson way, what became of Sam [Am] the Skull?
He [D] had claws in his paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D] Just [G] you tell them from me that I'm still running free, and never a [C] day is dull.
It [D] may sound absurd, but I'm living with a bird in a single end in [G] Nairy Hill.
I'm a cat, I'm a cat, I'm a Glasgow cat, and my name is Sam [Am] the Skull.
[D] I've got claws in my paws like a crocodile's jaws, and a heatin' like a [G] farmer's bull.
[D]
[G] I'm no the kind of cat that sits on the mat, or the kind that you gee [C] a hug.
[D] But I'm the kind of cat that can swally a rat, or even the occasional, cause it's so nutritional, even the occasional [G] dog. _ _ _ _ _